Emigration Paper

by D Lawson, Sallie Purkis, and James Mason

Published 17 April 1996


Tudor Life Paper

by Sallie Purkis and James Mason

Published 8 August 1995


Holidays Paper

by J Woodhouse, Sallie Purkis, and James Mason

Published 2 August 1995


The series, "A Sense of History", uses a combination of narrative and unusual sources to tell good stories well. It invites teachers and pupils to explore the past together and tap into the lives and feelings of the men and women of the time. It should encourage pupils to make their own judgements based on the evidence they have and give them confidence to debate their own findings, and should provide teachers with a wealth of historical source material for discussion and further study. The structure of "A Sense of History" relates directly to the National Curriculum in England and Wales, but can also be used as part of the new history curriculum in Scotland and Northern Ireland. The series aims to give children continuation throughout their school years, providing material for infants at Key Stage 1, for juniors at Key Stage 2 and for lower secondary pupils at Key Stage 3. Designed for Core Study Unit 3, at Key Stage 2, "Your Victorian Locality" looks at Victorian Britain - in particular at the ways in which industrialization affected the lives of men, women and children at all levels of society in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.
It shows children how to search for evidence of change in their own local buildings, streets and families, and includes domestic, economic, religious and social aspects of change.

Britain Post-War Paper

by Sallie Purkis and James Mason

Published 28 September 1992


Tudor Chronicle Paper

by James Mason and Sallie Purkis

Published 8 August 1995




Birthdays Paper

by Sallie Purkis and James Mason

Published 3 June 1991



The series, "A Sense of History" uses a combination of narrative and unusual sources to tell good stories well. It invites teachers and pupils to explore the past together and tap into the lives and feelings of the men and women of the time. It should encourage pupils to make their own judgements based on the evidence they have and give them confidence to debate their own findings, and should provide teachers with a wealth of historical source material for discussion and further study. The structure of "A Sense of History" relates directly to the National Curriculum in England and Wales, but can also be used as part of the new history curriculum in Scotland and Northern Ireland. The series aims to give children continuation throughout their school years, providing material for infants at Key Stage 1, for juniors at Key Stage 2 and for lower secondary pupils at Key Stage 3. Designed for Core Study Unit 3, at Key Stage 2, these audio cassettes provide readings of the texts of the "Victorian Britain" introductory and resource books.
They aim to aid the introduction of the specialist vocabulary and names, offer practice in listening skills and make group work easier for teachers to organize.

Castles Paper

by D. Morrison, Sallie Purkis, and James Mason

Published 2 August 1995